Until the year 2019, Kenya did not have a legislative framework regulating data privacy in the country save for the constitutional guarantees on privacy. Now, our data protection regime is underpinned by the Data Protection Act. The Data Protection Act was enacted to give effect to Article 31 of the Kenyan Constitution which speaks to...Read More

Due diligence refers to the process of investigating and verifying information about an asset before transacting on it. In terms of land, the key objective of due diligence is to thoroughly inspect every relevant aspect of a property, its owner, and the owner’s compliance with any restrictions, terms, and conditions on which the property is...Read More

This is the second part of SMC’s two-part series on the regulatory framework of Carbon Trading in Kenya. In this segment, we cover the laws and Bills that speak to carbon trading proper. The Bill was passed into law on 1st September, 2023 and is now the Climate Change Amendment Act 2023. It seeks to...Read More